Support for beaters or mixers



Jan. 30, 1940. E. c. BRULLHA DT SUPPORT FOR BEATERS OR MIXERS Filed Mayzo, 1939 j@ :a2 me/who@ Erneslrwlzani@ Patented Jan. 30, 1940 UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE 2,188,701 y SUPPORT FOR BEATERS R MIXERS Ernest C.Brullhardt, Stratford, N. J. Application May 20, 1939, Serial No.274,841 v 6 claims. v, (c1. 248-295) The present invention'is a holderor support for egg'beaters or batter mixers.

Beaters of the type ordinarily lused ina home have a handle which isgrasped by one hand of a the user for holding it imposition in a bowl orthe like, while the other hand turns, or otherwise operates, means forperforming the beating or mixing operation. In these circumstances, thebeater frequently slips out of position, resulting 10- in the materialbeing treated spilling out of the bowl, as well as other drawbacksoccurring with which'the housewife and cook is familiar.

'Ih-e object of the present invention is the pro- Vision of a verysimple and effective means by T which beaters, of the above mentionedkind, may be removably supported in position, during use orotherwise,and may be adjusted to different positions to accommodate beaters `ofdifferent sizes as well as to adjust the beater tovarious heights withinthe mixing bowl or container.

The invention also has as an object the provision of nov-el means bywhich the beater may be ready and releasably attached to it and held ina stable fixed operating position.

vFigure 3 is a perspective view of the upper endof the support or holderandl illustrating the beater attaching means;

Figure 4 is a sectional view through the beater attaching means andbeing taken substantially on line 4-4 of Figure l; and

Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 4 but showing a modication whereinthe latch spring is omitted.

Referring more in detail to the drawing, Whe-rein like characters referto similar and like parts throughout the several views, H represents thesupport or holder lwhich comprises a standard I0, preferably oi stripmetal, having a laterally extending arm II at its upper end and a clampI2 at its lower end, and which clamp is preferably adjustable on thestandard I0. The clamp I2 may be of any suitable construction fordetachably mounting the holder on a ledge, table With the above objectsin view, the invention or other place where the beater may beconveniently used. The standard is of a length suflient to position thearm I I at the desired height to support a beater or mixer M (shown indotted lines in Figs. 1 and 2) in its normal relation, when inuse, witha bowl B; and the arm II is of a length to extend over the bowl when thestandard is secured in position.

For the purposes of present il1ustration,-thisv clamp I2 takes the formof a U-shaped bracket, one leg of which has a thumb screw I3 threadedtherein and carrying a clamping head I4 disposed opposite the other legof the clamp The closed end of the clamp is provided with a. slot l5through which the standard Ill` extends and is held in verticallyadjusted position by a thumb screw It. The'arm II is preferably providedby bending the upper end of the standard I0 laterally at right anglesthereto, thereby forming a continuation of the standard I0.

The arm Il is provided at its outer end with a hook means forreleasablyholding the beater or mixer M in position, and, since the arrnl II is.shown as a continuation of the standard I0, it is preferred to twist, asat I1, the'same so that the width` of the end portionof the arm Il,

' which engages the mixer M, will normally extend in a substantiallyvertical position, thus also giving rigidity to the arm.

Most hand beaters or mixers generally in home use comprise a framehaving a vertically extending strip of metal f and are also, in someuses,v provided with two'spaced openings o in ther frame and whichopenings are invariably spaced a uniform distance apart.

' One means for releasably attaching the mixer M to the holder comprisesan voffset keeper or strap- I8 at one side of the free end portion ofthe arm l l and which forms a vertical slot therewith to receive andremovably retain thefmetal strip portion j of the mixer frame.A Thekeeper preferably is a vertical strap having one lateral end secured tothe arm I I, as at I9, and its opposite end having an inturned end 20spaced from the adjacent side face of the arm Il, for a distance equalto the thickness of a portion f of a beater Which may be movedtherebetween.

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`This keeper or strap I8 is, however, preferably y. and the keeper I8 isan integral part of the arm,

In order to frictionally latch the beater M in the keeper I8, a springI8a is provided and it is preferred that the springy |8a be a at springhaving one end d secured to the arm II adjacent the opening |812` formedby striking out of the keeper I8 and having its other end e extendingthrough said opening |817I to lie in contact with or contiguous to thekeeper I8 so that the frame portion of the beater M, inserted betweenthe keeper i8 and the arm l l, will be moved by the spring |8a to theposition shown in Fig. 4 whereby the parts I9 and 20 of the keepermaintain the beater against swinging movement. The end e of the springis preferably curved. As shown in Fig. 5, the spring I8@ may be omittedand by moving and holding the beater by its handle so that the portion fof its frame will contact` the lip 20, the beater will be maintainedagainst swinging or slipping on the bottom of the bowl B duringoperation.

The other means for releasably attaching the beater or mixer M to theholder H comprises two spaced and vertically 'aligned studs 2l and 22horizontally projecting from the extremity of the arm ll, one of theprojections, preferably the upper projection 2|, is provided with an`upturned end 23. Hence a beater M provided with suitable spacedopenings o, may be supported by the holder H by insertingthe upturnedends 23 of the stud 2l into one of the openings o and;

by swinging or moving the beater to a vertical position, the otheropening o may be brought to register with the stud 22 which can then beinserted thereinto, thus supporting the beater M against swingingmovements when in operation. The beater or mixer M may be removed fromthe holder H by a reverse operation.

Having thus described the preferred form of the invention and the mannerin which it is performed, it is to be understood that the invention isnot limited to the exact details of construction shown and described,and is susceptible to various structures and modifications within thescope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A support for beaters or mixers comprising a standard s ecurable to arigid object, said standard having a substantially horizontallyextending part to overlie abowl or the like, a lug carried by said partand having avportion thereof. spaced and extending substantiallyparallel to said part to form a slot having relatively wide side wallsand in which slot a portion of the beater may be inserted, and means atthe free end of the lug to at least partially close that end of the slotfor preventing a swinging movement of the beater When'in said supportedposition. i

2. Means for supporting a beater in proper re-` lation to a mixing bowlor the like comprising substantially horizontal arm with a relativelyWide vertical surface, a keeper rigid with the arm and oset therefromand having a surface sub'- stantially parallel with said surface of thearm to form a substantially vertical slot to receive therein a portionof the beater, one end of said keeper having a laterally and inwardlyextending end spaced from the arm to permit the insertionv of a portionof the beater therebetween, whereby said portion of the beater wheninserted between the end portions of said keeper may be supported inoperative position and prevented from swinging during operation. f

.3. In a support 'for mixers or beaters, a substantially horizontallyextending arm adapted to overlie a mixing bowl or the like, an endportion of said arm having a relatively wide vertically extendingsurface, a substantially horizontally extending lug struck from said armat the portion thereof having said vertically extending sur-f face andformed to provide a keeper offset from said vertically extending surfaceof the arm, the

free end of said keeper extending laterally of thei keeper to form aninwardly projecting lip spaced n from the said surface of the arm topermit thel insertion of a portion of a beater or mixer there-'-between, a spring carried bythe arm and extend'- f ing through theopening formed by the strikingout of said keeper and adapted to press,between; said lip and the closed end of said keeper, that' portion ofthe'beater inserted into the keeper, whereby the beater will be heldinposition against swinging movement when fully inserted into the keeper.

4. In a support for beaters or. mixers, a supporting member having apair of spaced laterally extending studs projecting from a surface ofsaid member and adapted to extend into complemental` openings providedin the beater or mixer, one of said studs having an upwardly extendingouter end. f

. 5. In a support for beaters or mixers, a supporting member having asurface normally lying` in a substantially vertical plane, a pair ofspaced 1 substantially horizontally extending studs projecting from saidsurface and arranged in a substantially vertical plane and adapted-,tointerengage with complemental openings formed in the beater or mixer,the 'uppermost of said rstuds having an upturned outer end. K,

6. In a support for beaters or mixers, a supporting member having asurface normally lying in a substantially vertical plane, a pair ofspacedA- substantially horizontally extending studs projecting from saidsurface and arranged in a sub-j stantially vertical plane and adapted tointer' engage with complemental openings formed in the beater or mixer.

ERNEST C. BRULLI-IARDT.

